Matsuo Bashō

1644-1694 / Male / Japanese

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A beeA bee / staggers out / of the peony.

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A caterpillarA caterpillar, / this deep in fall-- / still not a butterfly.

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A cicada shellA cicada shell; / it sang itself / utterly away.

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A cool fall nightAt a hermitage: / A cool fall night-- / getting dinner, we peeled

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A field of cottonA field of cotton-- / as if the moon / had flowered.

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A monk sips morning teaA monk sips morning tea, / it's quiet, / the chrysanthemum's flowering.

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A snowy morningA snowy morning-- / by myself, / chewing on dried salmon.

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Atop the mushroomAtop the mushroom / who knows from where / a leaf!

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Autumn moonlightAutumn moonlight-- / a worm digs silently / into the chestnut.

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Awake at nightAwake at night-- / the sound of the water jar / cracking in the cold.

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